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Phatguysrule said:
If having trouble with the upload feature on the forum...

- Use Imgur.com (create account),
- If posting from phone it's easiest to install the app
- Upload picture to Imgur
- Just click the share link from your Imgur post and paste it into your S2 post.

The link should look something like this:
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And return something like this:


- If you don't care if the picture is displayed with the Imgur.com header that should be good enough.

- If you only want to cleanly display your picture (without displaying the Imgur header, etc) then it's a little bit more complicated but not bad.

- Click on the picture inside your Imgur post so that the picture opens up in the app. Then click on the "share" button to copy the picture link into your clipboard.

Then paste that url into your S2 post between the img flag (which looks like this):
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Note the lack of the word 'gallary' in the url, if 'gallary' is included in the url then you probably didn't open the image in the app before clicking the share link

And returns this:
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Holy Heck that's huge! LOL

Thanks,

To be clear, I don't have an issue copying something online and posting it. Just photos taken from my phone. Ive never had to host them anywhere before, I would just email them to myself and resize them when doing so, then go into the email, copy and then come in here and paste.
Lately, when I email them to myself via Gmail, I don't get a resize option. When I email them to myself via outlook, I get a resize option, but then never get an email, even though it says sent successfully.


I have an answer though. Its in my toolshed with my gardening tools:

 


Built the first box over the last couple of weeks. Building a new set of boxes on the other side of the grapes. Need to trim the grapes and then when i prune them back next spring i will tear down the lattice arches and stretch them out length wise( like they should be) with a few posts ill install.
Then im going to put a rock creek on the back side with a small pond on the far end, plant some bushes on the far side for privacy. Hoping to have it all done by next summer.
 
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SharpeScooterShooter said:
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Thanks bunches @Phatguysrule and @PDXFonz
Still not sure why i need a host now to resize, but that was really easy and i like how it posts as a slide instead of how i would have to post each picture separately.
Very cool!!

Now i need to work on the order i upload them as so they go chronologically. :)
 
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After three skunks and a cat, finally caught the raccoon. Unfortunately it shit one more time before being trapped.
 
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Baby raccoon yesterday.

I see why they say leave wild animals to professionals. Skunk in trap this morning. I opened it carefully and instead of leaving quietly like skunk did last week, it nailed me right in the eyes. Not so much stink but I was completely blinded. Had to grope my way inside to nearest sink to flush my eyes. When I could see, took out contacts and cleaned them, flushed eyes some more. Not so much stink is relative. I got in shower and washed my hair. Out on fresh clothes. Everything I was wearing goes into washer. Eyes too bloodshot to wear contacts. Cleaned contacts again to be safe. Flushed eyes some more.

I saved that sucker's life and this is how it repays me. Not inclined to be merciful in future.

And if anyone "likes" I will spray you!
 
crandc said:
Baby raccoon yesterday.

I see why they say leave wild animals to professionals. Skunk in trap this morning. I opened it carefully and instead of leaving quietly like skunk did last week, it nailed me right in the eyes. Not so much stink but I was completely blinded. Had to grope my way inside to nearest sink to flush my eyes. When I could see, took out contacts and cleaned them, flushed eyes some more. Not so much stink is relative. I got in shower and washed my hair. Out on fresh clothes. Everything I was wearing goes into washer. Eyes too bloodshot to wear contacts. Cleaned contacts again to be safe. Flushed eyes some more.

I saved that sucker's life and this is how it repays me. Not inclined to be merciful in future.

And if anyone "likes" I will spray you!
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For skunks you want to sneak up behind them and throw a blanket over the cage.

Then you stay out of sight as you open the cage to let them out. And then you hide.

I have a friend who traps neighborhood skunks all the time and relocates them out into the forest in the coast range.

He's done dozens of them and not been sprayed yet. And he just puts the skunk and cage (covered in the blanket) in the back of his car to transport them.

Crazy. I can't see putting one in my car.
 
Cage is inside large bag. I had to push back bag to see what was in it. A raccoon they pick up. A neighbor's cat will run right out. If I do let out a skunk I will recover cage, wear goggles and stand back.
 
I'm dealing with some varmint in my backyard as well. Whatever it is scats at the base of my big fir tree. I caught an opposum and relocated it. Traps were left out for a couple weeks and didn't catch anything else. I'm thinking we have a raccoon, smart little assholes won't take the bait. Next time I visit my families Central Oregon property I'm going to grab the trail cams and see what we're dealing with. No way I'm paying for a service. I have a pellet gun.
 
Got another vole today. Gonna switch to poison to try and help contain them. I feel bad but at the same time they carry diseases and can do major damage to a house.
 
crandc said:
A neighbor out out rat poison once and killed my cat. Please use traps.
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They have boxes that prevent cats from getting in.

Unfortunately with rodents sometimes you have to use poison.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Got another vole today. Gonna switch to poison to try and help contain them. I feel bad but at the same time they carry diseases and can do major damage to a house.
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I have 6 traps spring loaded for them whenever I see a fresh hole I set a trap, kills them instead of catching them live...I keep them under control without poison on 2 acres. My neighbors cat caught one a couple days ago near my woodshed and carted it off to the woods. I'd consider any alternative to poisoning them but I don't use roundup weed killer either..my mousetraps also catch all the mice I need without poison. You don't need to use that stuff unless you have a termite infestation andd have to tent your house and fumigate. Termites and carpenter ants are going to eat your house long before a vole will. Mice I catch with peanut butter in two live traps. Occassionally I'll catch a ground squirrel in them by mistake.
 
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riverman said:
I have 6 traps spring loaded for them whenever I see a fresh hole I set a trap, kills them instead of catching them live...I keep them under control without poison on 2 acres. My neighbors cat caught one a couple days ago near my woodshed and carted it off to the woods. I'd consider any alternative to poisoning them but I don't use roundup weed killer either..my mousetraps also catch all the mice I need without poison. You don't need to use that stuff unless you have a termite infestation andd have to tent your house and fumigate. Termites and carpenter ants are going to eat your house long before a vole will.
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Unfortunately they aren't going for my snap traps. I've caught them in other ways.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Unfortunately they aren't going for my snap traps. I've caught them in other ways.
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My wife is really good at trapping them. they have 3 layers of tunnels and she seems to know the spots to have success...they don't always catch them right away. My mouse cages do though..they are really effective. I saw a doc on cats and apparently black cats with white chests are world champion vole/mole/rodent hunters...females especially.
 
riverman said:
My wife is really good at trapping them. they have 3 layers of tunnels and she seems to know the spots to have success...they don't always catch them right away. My mouse cages do though..they are really effective. I saw a doc on cats and apparently black cats with white chests are world champion vole/mole/rodent hunters...females especially.
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I have a cat but he is a senior and indoor. We have a chihuahua too, but he doesn't seem that interested and I don't want him getting sick going after them.
 
riverman said:
I have 6 traps spring loaded for them whenever I see a fresh hole I set a trap, kills them instead of catching them live...I keep them under control without poison on 2 acres. My neighbors cat caught one a couple days ago near my woodshed and carted it off to the woods. I'd consider any alternative to poisoning them but I don't use roundup weed killer either..my mousetraps also catch all the mice I need without poison. You don't need to use that stuff unless you have a termite infestation andd have to tent your house and fumigate. Termites and carpenter ants are going to eat your house long before a vole will. Mice I catch with peanut butter in two live traps. Occassionally I'll catch a ground squirrel in them by mistake.
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Unfortunately we had some rats and mice get in our house through the crawl space right at the end of COVID. I had traps everywhere and we caught dozens upon dozens. It was bad. They just breed so fast. Had to go with poison stations. Problem was over in a week.

I never cared if they were outside, but can't have them in the house.

I also do not use herbicide or pesticide.
 
Something ate the only strawberry which was growing!!

Im thinking this is going to be a frequent issue, maybe I need to put some kind of net around it?
 
Phatguysrule said:
Unfortunately we had some rats and mice get in our house through the crawl space right at the end of COVID. I had traps everywhere and we caught dozens upon dozens. It was bad. They just breed so fast. Had to go with poison stations. Problem was over in a week.

I never cared if they were outside, but can't have them in the house.

I also do not use herbicide or pesticide.
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Speaking of Voles being a problem for houses, rats are horrible. Had some insane mutant rats which chewed through the metal grate to get into the crawl space and didn’t even know about it until it was a big problem. Called the business “Killers” and they came out and re-patched everything and laid bait stations around the house. No issues with them since, but they frequently visit the bait stations and eat the poison. The neighborhood is fairly compact, and there’s some decent sized wilderness, and the river is nearby as well. Lots of condos across the area with garbage dumpsters, so I’m not surprised that there would be a lot of them around.
 
Got rid of outdoor water dispenser. Lashanna can come in through the cat door if she is thirsty and it was attracting other critters.
 
crandc said:
Cage is inside large bag. I had to push back bag to see what was in it. A raccoon they pick up. A neighbor's cat will run right out. If I do let out a skunk I will recover cage, wear goggles and stand back.
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Id go with something like this…

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